Senior Business Partner - Health, Safety & Wellbeing
Position Description
About this role
Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role
At Toitū Te Whenua - Land Information New Zealand we are looking for a knowledgeable and experienced Senior Health, Safety and Wellbeing Business Partner based in Christchurch or Wellington, to help grow capability and support continuous improvement.
In this role, you will provide trusted, practical and technically sound advice to leaders, their teams and for third party work, often in complex and dynamic risk environments. You will help the team deliver the health, safety and wellbeing work programme, taking a system approach to programme implementation, including for critical risk management and engagement. You will bring strong relationship management skills to support and coach leaders to make well-informed decisions and implement policies, processes and systems.
Drawing on your working knowledge of New Zealand Health and Safety legislation, you will translate technical information into clear, practical policies, procedures and guidance to enable leaders and workers to own health and safety and implement best practice. This includes to identify hazards and manage risks, whilst using our H&S information management system to register, manage and review these.
This an exciting opportunity to apply your expertise to meaningful mahi contributing to system change, so health, safety and wellbeing is embedded in how we work and owned by everyone working for us.
He pūkenga tou - Skills & Experience
- Five plus years' operational health and safety experience, with a relevant tertiary qualification and professional accreditation or registration
- A high level of technical expertise in health and safety including in hazard and risk management, system implementation and maintenance, assurance and verification, and continuous improvement
- Knowledge of New Zealand health and safety legislation and its application
- Sound judgement and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work autonomously and take initiative, as well as engage and collaborate
- Ideally, experience in incident investigation, internal audit and change management
- Project management experience is desirable
The annual full-time salary range for this role is $110,000 to $130,000 depending on skills and experience.
Ngā mea e tukuna ana e tātau – What we offer our employees
- Flexible working practices and a commitment to work-life
- Wellbeing allowance reimbursement
- Ability to purchase additional leave
- Annual Flu Vaccinations
- Reduced Health Insurance Premiums
- Diverse groups and networks
- If eligible for paid parental leave, you will be entitled to a top up payment for the first 18 weeks of the 26 weeks.
- A minimum of four weeks and three days annual leave
Te Tākinatanga - Our Story
Toitū Te Whenua plays a vital role in understanding, developing, and caring for New Zealand's whenua, moana and arawai (land, sea and waterways). Whether you're developing our products and services to support our customers, managing the Crown estate, engaging with our iwi partners, or helping us be an effective regulator, your contribution can make a difference. Our mahi helps New Zealanders have confidence that the development of our land, communities and country is being planned from an informed and expert position that balances environmental, social, cultural, and economic considerations, now and for future generations.
Our Kia Toipoto Intentions - Public Service Gender, Māori, Pacific and Ethnic Pay Gap Action Plan
Toitū Te Whenua is a diverse team of individuals with different experience and perspectives. This drives our culture and high performance. We know that people from underrepresented groups and women in particular don't apply for roles if they're not a 100% match, but we're not looking for perfection, we're looking for potential. As an inclusive and supportive employer, we value difference and want to encourage anyone interested to apply, regardless of whether you tick all the boxes or not. As an organisation we embrace diversity, encourage work life balance and have a flexible approach to the way we work which means you will quickly feel connected and valued.
Tono mai - How to Apply
If you're eyeing up this role and believe you've got what it takes, please apply, or get in touch with the team.
To apply, please click “Apply Online.” You'll be taken through to our Toitū Te Whenua Careers Centre where you'll be able to review further information about the responsibilities and accountabilities of this role in the Position Description. You'll be able to complete your online application form and upload a copy of your CV/Cover Letter.
Please note, while applications close on Sunday 8th November 2026, we may be reviewing applications as they are received and may progress with suitable applicants prior to the application closing date. Therefore, please apply as soon as possible if you are interested in this position.
For tracking and evaluation purposes, all applications must be submitted via our on-line process. You must have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand to be eligible for this position.
You may notice that the Position Description title for this role Business Partner - Rua (Level 2) doesn't match the advertised title. At Toitū Te Whenua we design our roles around shared capabilities (rather than focusing on tasks). This means our position descriptions are broad, one position description can cover many roles, this is known as Broad Based Role (BBR). Using BBR allows us to be responsive to our customers and to strengthen the connections across our organisation. It also gives us the flexibility to provide wider opportunities to our people, to further their careers.
If you have any questions about this role or working at Toitū Te Whenua, please email opportunities@linz.govt.nz and our People Services Team will be in touch with you.
